This project implements an Automatic Plant Watering System that uses an ESP8266 (or ESP32) microcontroller, soil moisture sensor, DC motor (for water pump), and a relay module. The system detects the ...

Composting is a great way to recycle while adding more activity to your day. The good news is you don’t need a yard to do it. Composting bins are available, and as long as you know what you can and ...

Now that Labor Day is behind us, some may be thinking ahead to fall. We still have weeks before peak colors arrive in West Michigan, but current conditions can actually impact our fall foliage. Two ...

Abstract: Soil moisture (SM) plays a central role in water cycle dynamics and land-atmosphere interactions, acting across local and regional scales. Few studies have explored the use of the ...

The Arduino ecosystem is an amazing learning tool, but even those of us who love it admit that even the simplified C Arduino uses isn’t the ideal teaching language. Those of us who remember learning ...

A new study has uncovered a surprising and concerning paradox: although Earth's vegetation cover has expanded dramatically over the past four decades, this widespread "greening" trend is often ...

A high-tech device that can monitor medication use and compliance has been cleared by the FDA for use with AstraZeneca’s Airsupra and Breztri inhalers. Developed by Australian medtech firm Adherium, ...

Abstract: Since agricultural drought plays a leading role in restricting agricultural productivity, accurate forecasting is crucial for agricultural management. Although soil moisture (SM) is the ...

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...

If you learned about biology and quantum mechanics in the same course, it was probably in the form of two unrelated chapters in different parts of the syllabus in something like an integrated science ...